No. 21-180

Michael Patrick Lathigee v. British Columbia Securities Commission

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2021-08-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-enforcement civil-procedure civil-rights disgorgement-order due-process foreign-judgment-enforcement foreign-judgments international-law international-legal-comity penalties penalty-characterization supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court of Nevada's opinion enforcing the BCSC's $21.7 million (CAD) Canadian 'Disgorgement Order' against Lathigee as a judgment in Nevada conflicts with this Court's precedents

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Supreme Court of Nevada’s opinion enforcing the BCSC’s $21.7 million (CAD) Canadian “Disgorgement Order” against Lathigee as a judgment in Nevada conflicts with this Court’s precedents in Huntington v. Attrill, 146 U.S. 657, 13 S. Ct. 224 (1892); Kokesh v. SEC, 581 U.S. __, 1878. Ct. 1635 (2017); and Liu v. SEC, 591 U.S. __, 140 S. Ct. 1936 (2020), such that certiorari should be granted, because the Disgorgement Order constitutes a fine or penalty as a matter of law.

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-31
Waiver of right of respondent British Columbia Securities Commission to respond filed.
2021-08-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 8, 2021)

Attorneys

British Columbia Securities Commission
John Mathew NaylorNaylor & Braster, Respondent
John Mathew NaylorNaylor & Braster, Respondent
Michael Patrick Lathigee
Micah S. EcholsClaggett & Sykes Law Firm, Petitioner
Micah S. EcholsClaggett & Sykes Law Firm, Petitioner